Talking Book Services News

NFB President Marc Maurer Received an Honorary Doctorate From University of South Carolina Upstate

Are you interested in learning to play a musical instrument? You may be interested in Bill Brown's Music for the Blind. Most courses are $39. Song lessons start at $11.95. Lessons are available on CD or by computer download. Instrument lessons include piano, guitar, bass, drums, saxophone, banjo, harmonica and more.

SCATP (South Carolina Assistive Technology Program) has posted a list of summer camps for kids with disabilities. You can find it at http://www.sc.edu/scatp/camps.html.

Camera Mouse is a free program that enables you to control the mouse pointer on your computer screen just by moving your head.

To use Camera Mouse you need a Windows 7, Vista, or XP computer and a webcam.

A current list of accessible tax products available by download may be viewed at http://www.irs.gov/accessibility. Individuals may also order hard-copy Braille and large- print documents by calling the IRS toll-free number 1-800-829-3676

Watch the video by reporter Ashleigh Walters about the recent Braille Challenge held at the South Carolina State Library.

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The South Carolina Assistive Technology Expo 2010 will be held Thursday, March 18, 2010. For more information, visit their website:

http://www.sc.edu/scatp/expo/expo10.html

Who: Anyone 14 or older interested in learning to tactually read and write Braille
Date: Tuesdays beginning January 19, 2010
Time: 5:00 -- 7:00 pm
Where: SC Federation Center of the Blind, 119 S. Kilbourne Road Columbia, SC.

The second annual Braille Challenge to be held in South Carolina will take place at the State Library's Talking Book Services Library on Thursday, February 4, 2010. Applications are due by December 11, 2009.